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[3] Unit: Pontics and abutment teeth are referred to as units. The total number of units in a bridge is equal to the number of pontics plus the number of abutment teeth. [1] Saddle: The area on the alveolar ridge which is edentulous where at least one missing tooth is to be reinstated. [3]
The tooth bud (sometimes called the tooth germ) is an aggregation of cells that eventually forms a tooth and is organized into three parts: the enamel organ, the dental papilla and the dental follicle. [3] The enamel organ is composed of the outer enamel epithelium, inner enamel epithelium, stellate reticulum and stratum intermedium. [3]
The distinction is one of anterior (front of the body) versus posterior (rear of the body). The distinction holds in both the upper jaw ( maxilla ) and lower jaw ( mandible ). As a rough guide, it can be said that the anterior teeth are tailored to biting (breaking the food into chewable chunks) [ 1 ] whereas the posterior teeth are tailored to ...
The dashes (-) in the formula are likewise not mathematical operators, but spacers, meaning "to": for instance the human formula is 2.1.2.2-3 2.1.2.2-3 meaning that people may have 2 or 3 molars on each side of each jaw. 'd' denotes deciduous teeth (i.e. milk or baby teeth); lower case also indicates temporary teeth.
Although technically referring only to anterior teeth (where the lips (labia) are present instead of cheeks), use of the term labial has inaccurately extended to all teeth, anterior and posterior (instead of vestibular). [1] [5] Lateral A tooth which is away from the midline, such as lateral incisor, [1] or the sides of a tooth. [6] Lingual
Teeth are depicted in left lateral view (left side and center of the image) or occlusal view (right side of the image). The positions of tooth features are described along four directions: mesial (forwards, towards the chin), distal (backwards, towards the jaw joint), lingual (inwards, towards the tongue), and buccal or labial (outwards ...
FDI Notation, teeth's quadrants FDI World Dental Federation notation (also "FDI notation" or "ISO 3950 notation") is the world's most commonly used dental notation (tooth numbering system). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is designated by the International Organization for Standardization as standard ISO 3950 "Dentistry — Designation system for teeth and ...